Wielkopolskie Province

Wielkopolskie Province was a province of the Russian Empire and the westernmost region of Congress Poland. In 1869, it had a population of 355,450 people, with 55% being Poles, 24.6% Russians, 9.1% Ukrainians, 7.4% Ashkenazim, 1.9% North Germans, and 2.2% others. 51.9% of the population was Catholic, 35.1% Orthodox Christian, 7.4% Jewish, and 5.2% Protestant. The region was mostly an agricultural region, with 54.9% of the population being farmers and 24.6% laborers.